(Spring 1942)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Jolaine Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- M C Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor); Ted Udall? (assistant editor)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; was On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Udall dates approximate. This issue contains an ad for Hop Harrigan's All-American Flying Club.
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Inks:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Flash
The Tale of the Time Capsule!: Chapter 1: [Miracle of Sleepian] (Table of Contents)
The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Inks:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Professor Archibald McQuatness.
- Synopsis:
- Professor McQuatness invents a formula pill that re-arranges the electrons of the human body, allowing a person to travel in time. When the Professor persuades a skeptical Flash to travel back to 50 B.C., Joan Williams and several crooks make the journey as well.
Indexer Notes
Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-23-09.
Nothing Like Being Formal (Table of Contents)
Comedy Short / filler / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Ed Wheelan
- Pencils:
- Ed Wheelan
- Inks:
- Ed Wheelan
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ed Wheelan
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
Indexer Notes
Feature added by Craig Delich 8-23-09.
The Tale of the Time Capsule: Chapter 2: Tommy Guns Versus Spears! (Table of Contents)
The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Inks:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Professor Archibald McQuatness; Julius Caesar.
- Synopsis:
- The Flash loses his super speed and becomes a galley slave for Julius Caesar, while the crooks, armed with machine guns, join with the Egyptians to battle the Roman legions.
Indexer Notes
Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-23-09.
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
We Were All Kids Once! / filler / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Art Helfant
- Pencils:
- Art Helfant
- Inks:
- Art Helfant
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Art Helfant
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Butch McLobster, The Super Mobster / filler / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Ed Wheelan
- Pencils:
- Ed Wheelan
- Inks:
- Ed Wheelan
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ed Wheelan
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- Butch McLobster
The Tale of the Time Capsule: Chapter 3: Breakneck Speed--50 B.C. (Table of Contents)
The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Inks:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Professor Archibald McQuatness; Julius Caesar; Brutus.
- Synopsis:
- Having regained his speed and saving Caesar's soldiers from certain death, the Flash is besieged by Roman citizens to help them regain their freedom from Caesar's tyranny. At the same time, Brutus [sworn enemy of Caesar] conspires with the future criminals to dispose of Caesar once and for all, including the Flash!
Indexer Notes
Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-23-09.
Dummy Dynamite (Table of Contents)
Hop Harrigan / text story / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Evelyn Gaines (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- aviation
- Characters:
- Hop Harrigan
The Tale of the Time Capsule: Chapter 4: Traipsing through Time (Table of Contents)
The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Inks:
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Professor Archibald McQuatness; Julius Caesar; Brutus.
- Synopsis:
- Having rediscovered his time pill formula, the Professor and all the principals make their way back to 1942. However, the crooks find out that the Professor has left some very valuable items in a time capsule back in the Rome of 50 B.C., so they kidnap the Professor and Joan, traveling to the present day Rome to see of they can find that time capsule.
Indexer Notes
Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-23-09.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Tale of the Time Capsule!: Chapter 1: [Miracle of Sleepian]
The Flash -
2.
Nothing Like Being Formal
Comedy Short -
3.
The Tale of the Time Capsule: Chapter 2: Tommy Guns Versus Spears!
The Flash -
4.
[no title indexed]
We Were All Kids Once! -
5.
[no title indexed]
Butch McLobster, The Super Mobster -
6.
The Tale of the Time Capsule: Chapter 3: Breakneck Speed--50 B.C.
The Flash -
7.
Dummy Dynamite
Hop Harrigan -
8.
The Tale of the Time Capsule: Chapter 4: Traipsing through Time
The Flash
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Per Sandell
- Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
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